Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)

Sonic the Hedgehog is an animated series that was created by DiC, and aired from 1993 to 1995 on ABC. In contrast to the comical Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog released almost simultaneously, this cartoon features a darker setting and deeper, more involved story lines. To distinguish between the two series, fans typicaly refer to this as SatAM, because it was a Saturday morning cartoon, while Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog aired on weekdays in syndication. DiC was planing on making a third season of SatAM when ABC desided to "pull the plug" on the show because of low ratings (the show with the highest ratings at the time was Power Rangers). After SatAM was cancelled, reruns of the show appeared on USA Network's USA Cartoon Express.

Plot Summary

The show takes place on a fictional planet called Mobius. An evil, bald, dark-eyed and mustachioed scientist named Doctor Robotnik (Jim Cummings) invaded and conquered a huge and beautiful city named Mobotropolis, with the help of his intelligent but craven assistant Snively (Charlie Adler) and his army of laser-toting robot soldiers called SWATbots. Robotnik then used a giant airship to turn Mobotropolis into a new city renamed Robotropolis, a polluted city of factories and warehouses.

Related Topics:
Mobius - Doctor Robotnik - Jim Cummings - Mobotropolis - Snively - Charlie Adler - SWATbot

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Robotnik soon invaded the castle home of the city's king (Tim Curry) and exiled him to a dimensional warp known as "The Void." Robotnik captured the rest of the citizens, including a brainy old hedgehog named Chuck (William Windom) and his dog Muttski, and used a machine called the roboticizer to turn them in to robot slaves. Those who managed to escape retreated into the Great Forest to build a village named Knothole to hide from Robotnik. Among the youngest of the citizens were a group called the Freedom Fighters. First there's Sonic the Hedgehog (Jaleel White), Charles' speedy nephew. Then there is his best friend Tails (Bradley Pierce), a young two-tailed fox who can twirl his tails to fly. Next, there's Rotor (Mark Ballou/Cam Brainard), a walrus with a knack for machines. Next, Antoine (Rob Paulsen), a French coyote with many personality flaws. Next is Bunnie Rabbot (Christine Cavanaugh), a pretty southern cyborg rabbit who would almost certainly have been completely roboticized if not for Sonic (as it were though, only her left arm and legs were roboticized). Last is the group's leader, Princess Sally (Kath Soucie), the king's only daughter.

Related Topics:
Tim Curry - Chuck - William Windom - Roboticizer - Freedom Fighters - Sonic the Hedgehog - Jaleel White - Tails - Rotor - Antoine - Rob Paulsen - Coyote - Bunnie Rabbot - Christine Cavanaugh - Cyborg - Rabbit - Princess Sally - Kath Soucie

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For 10 years, the Freedom Fighters constantly foiled Robotnik's schemes. In the show's second season, a female dragon named Dulcy (Cree Summer) was a new star. The show went up to 2 seasons and it got cancelled after the final episode, "The Doomsday Project" ended with a cliffhanger (suggesting a new villain for season three... it was subsequently revealed that it would have been a sorcerer from a previous episode, named Ixis Naugus). There were rumors of a third season but it never aired.

Related Topics:
Cree Summer - Cliffhanger - Ixis Naugus

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A DVD of six first-season shows is now available from DiC, under the title "Sonic the Hedgehog - Super Sonic." It can be ordered from Amazon.com.

Related Topics:
DVD - Amazon.com

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